ZIP 56101 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cottonwood County, MN.
125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56101 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 4.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56101 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 15 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 24.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56101 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 34826% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $644,496 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $193,175 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $121,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $82,446 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $67,950 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,872 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $9,750 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 56101.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windom | 125 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | MN | 1.00 | FIPS 27063 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 125 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.